Document 0040
 DOCN  M9480040
 TI    African American women and AIDS: a public health/social work challenge.
 DT    9410
 AU    Dicks BA; University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, West
       Hartford; 06117.
 SO    Soc Work Health Care. 1994;19(3-4):123-43. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94294894
 AB    AIDS is a global problem affecting people regardless of economic status,
       ethnicity, age, occupation, or gender. Although, initially perceived as
       a gay men's disease, the fastest growing population in the AIDS epidemic
       is women. African American women represent over half the reported cases
       of AIDS among women in the United States. An epidemiological analysis is
       presented about AIDS among African American women. Utilizing feminist
       empowerment strategies and multidimensional prevention/intervention
       strategies to engage the African American community, social workers, and
       health professionals is suggested.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Adult  Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  Gender
       Identity  Health Resources  Human  Incidence  *Negroid Race  *Patient
       Care Team  Risk Factors  *Social Work  United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       *Women's Health Services  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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